I read the page on the Wiki regarding NPCs, though I've a few questions to ask about those.
If, for instance, a character has had family members, friends or associates as part of their history prior to Character Creation but that either aren't alive or have moved on and won't appear in present-time roleplay, do you have to apply for them via the Help Desk?
Say you have these people in your history and they make appearences in Flashback threads, for example. Do they quality for "NPCs" then, or can you simply include these characters in your Flashbacks without having to get them approved first?
Again, provided these "NPCs" don't actually appear again in present time. For one reason or another.